I know this species is very common for many of you that are south of me, but believe it or not this is a rare species for me up here - just north of its usual upper-northern range limit. This male has been coming down to feed on a platform feeder found in a public space (but going straight to the feeder), and it is tough to setup unless you are arriving before anyone else (which is what I did, ha!). Some folks are odd here as if you step up to setup, even in a lull in action, you may get berated for disturbing the birds. Sigh. So before sunrise I headed out, setup a perch I had previously found for this occasion, and spread a bit of peanut butter in strategic spots. Bingo! very standard "woodpecker on a tree" image, but my first image of a red-bellied so I'll take it!
Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/1600s., f/5.6, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, FF.







. So before sunrise I headed out, setup a perch I had previously found for this occasion, and spread a bit of peanut butter in strategic spots. Bingo! very standard "woodpecker on a tree" image, but my first image of a red-bellied so I'll take it!
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